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American short story writer (1936–2023)
Edith Pearlman
Pearlman in 2012
Born Edith Ann Grossman
(1936-06-26 ) June 26, 1936Died January 1, 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 86) Nationality American Alma mater
Radcliffe College Occupation Writer
Edith Ann Pearlman (
née Grossman ; June 26, 1936 – January 1, 2023) was an American
short story writer.
[1]
Early life and career
Pearlman was born in
Providence, Rhode Island , where she grew up in a middle-class Jewish neighborhood, the daughter of Edna (Rosen) and Herman Paul Grossman, an ophthalmologist. Her father was born in Ukraine, and her maternal grandparents emigrated from Poland.
[2] She graduated from
Radcliffe College .
[3] She has worked in a computer firm and a soup kitchen and has served in the Town Meeting of Brookline, Massachusetts.[
citation needed ]
Her non-fiction has appeared in
The Atlantic Monthly ,
Smithsonian Magazine ,
Preservation , and
Ploughshares . Her travel writing – about the
Cotswolds ,
Budapest ,
Jerusalem ,
Paris , and
Tokyo – has been published in
The New York Times
[4] and elsewhere.
In January 2015, her fifth collection of short stories, Honeydew , was chosen as one of
Oprah Winfrey 's 'top 19 books to read right now'.
Personal life and death
Pearlman lived in
Brookline, Massachusetts , with her husband.
[5] They had two children.
Pearlman died in Brookline on January 1, 2023, at the age of 86.
[2]
Awards and honors
Source:
[6]
2014
Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize , shortlist, Binocular Vision
[7]
2012
National Book Critics Circle Award , Binocular Vision
2011
Edward Lewis Wallant Award , Binocular Vision
2011
PEN/Malamud Award
2011
National Book Award for Fiction , finalist, Binocular Vision
2008
Pushcart Prize XXXIII , "Door Psalm"
2006
Best American Short Stories 2006 , "Self-Reliance"
2003
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories , "The Story"
2001
Pushcart Prize XXV , "Mates"
2000
Best American Short Stories 2000 , "Allog"
1999
The Antioch Review Distinguished Fiction Award
1998
Best American Short Stories 1998 , "Chance"
1991 Syndicated Fiction Award (from
NEA )
1987 Syndicated Fiction Award
1984
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories , "Conveniences"
1978
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories , "Hanging Fire"
Works
Short story collections
Anthologies
References
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Edith Pearlman , Author Spotlight, Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories
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a
b Chace, Rebecca (January 1, 2023).
"Edith Pearlman, Writer Who Won Acclaim Late in Life, Dies at 86" .
The New York Times . Retrieved January 1, 2023 .
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[1]
Archived June 20, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine "Love Among the Greats by Edith Pearlman '57", Radcliffe Quarterly , Summer 2003
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[2] Works by Edith Pearlman, New York Times , "Travel" section
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[3] Edith Pearlman, Poets & Writers , Directory of Writers
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[4] Edith Pearlman website
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"The 2014 Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Shortlist" (Press release). Book Trade. November 27, 2013. Archived from
the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
External links
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